diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index cbde0030c092fe1213c4cddb6ffe19383d200e3c..d898a94f6eaed8766e38103f3c3b113ae1eed3f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -798,11 +798,11 @@ static int da850_lcd_hw_init(void)
 {
 	int status;
 
-	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, "lcd bl\n");
+	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, "lcd bl");
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 
-	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, "lcd pwr\n");
+	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, "lcd pwr");
 	if (status < 0) {
 		gpio_free(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN);
 		return status;